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| Tuesday, March 31, 2009 8:24AM | | | | Cherry Blossoms and Newspapers | Tags: Newspapers, cherry blossoms, Joanne Leedom-Ackerman, journalism, internet, reporters, Christian Science Monitor
| | | Spring is arriving in fits and starts this year—sun, blue skies, cherry blossoms, rain, cold winds, sun, blue skies, cherry blossoms. The cherry blossoms have burst all around Washington and just as precipitously will fall from the trees, leaving a pink and white carpet over the city for a day or two until the winds blow the petals away. This coming weekend as the blossoms peak, the city will fill with blossom watchers, the Jefferson Memorial in particular where the cherry trees ring the Potomac River. Whether the weather is warm, cold, rainy, snowy, or sunny, the cherry blossoms herald the official start of spring for Washington, D.C.
A year ago as the cherry blossoms arrived, we were in the throes of... | | | | | |
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